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\nIn the state supplement to our sixth Signature Report, a national study on college completion, we take a state-by-state look at the various pathways that students take to complete a college degree or certificate.<\/p>\n
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\nSuggested Citation:<\/strong> Shapiro, D., Dundar, A., Ziskin, M., Yuan, X., & Harrell, A. (2014, March). Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Attainment Rates <\/i>(Signature Report No. 6a). Herndon, VA: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”T of C” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”About This Report” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This report was supported by a grant from the Lumina Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Lumina Foundation, an Indianapolis-based private foundation, is committed to enrolling and graduating more students from college \u2014 especially 21st century students: low-income students, students of color, first-generation students and adult learners. Lumina’s goal is to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina pursues this goal in three ways: by identifying and supporting effective practice, through public policy advocacy, and by using our communications and convening power to build public will for change. For more information, log on to www.luminafoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Among the study’s findings…” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \nAmong the study’s findings:<\/p>\n The Signature Report State Supplement includes detailed tables, providing a state-by-state overview of college completion outcomes within the four-year public, two-year public, and four-year private nonprofit sectors.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As a supplement to Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates \u2013 Fall 2007 Cohort (2013)<\/a><\/em>, hereafter \u201cCompleting College,<\/em>\u201d this report focuses on six-year student success outcomes and college completion rates by state. The results are displayed in three sets of tables organized by institution type, showing each state\u2019s outcomes for students who started postsecondary education at four-year public institutions, two-year public institutions, and four-year private nonprofit institutions. Each set of tables provides state-level overviews of college completion outcomes. Further results are included, showing state-level six-year outcomes for students:<\/p>\n As presented in Completing College,<\/em> the overall six-year completion rate for first-time-in-college degree-seeking students who started college in fall 2007 was 56.1 percent, including 13.1 percent who completed at an institution different from their starting institution. In other words, nearly one in four students who completed a degree did so at an institution other than the one where they first enrolled. The number was closer to one in three for traditional-age students and greater yet for those who started at two-year public institutions. Findings from Completing College<\/em> also showed that gains from completions elsewhere were higher for traditional-age students (age 20 and younger at first entry) than for delayed entry students (over age 20 through age 24 at first entry) and adult learners (over age 24 at first entry). Six-year completion rates for the fall of 2007 national cohort also showed a gender gap of 6.7 percentage points in favor of women.<\/p>\n The total completion rates for students who started at each of the three largest institution categories ranged from 39.9 percent for students who started at two\u2010year public institutions to 63.4 percent for those who started at four\u2010year public institutions and 72.9 percent for students who started at four\u2010year private nonprofit institutions, see Table i<\/strong> (see Completing College<\/a> <\/em>for further discussion). The overall proportion of students completing elsewhere, however, was roughly the same for students who started at any of these institution types: about 13 to 14 percent of the starting cohort.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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About This Report<\/h2>\n
AUTHORS<\/h3>\n
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center<\/h4>\n
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Project on Academic Success, Indiana University<\/h4>\n
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SPONSOR<\/h3>\n
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Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Table i. Six-Year Outcomes by Starting Institution Type (N=2,386,235)<\/h4>\n